Suicide mortality rate, male in Mexico
Mexico: Suicide mortality rate, male was 11.56 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, male in Mexico, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate, male in Mexico stood at 11.56 per 100,000 male population. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Mexico peaked at 11.56 per 100,000 male population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.38 per 100,000 male population, in 2000.
That places Mexico 84th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male in Mexico, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.38 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 6.61 per 100,000 male population | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 6.77 per 100,000 male population | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 6.94 per 100,000 male population | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 6.99 per 100,000 male population | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 7.16 per 100,000 male population | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 6.89 per 100,000 male population | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 6.8 per 100,000 male population | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.19 per 100,000 male population | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 7.57 per 100,000 male population | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 7.38 per 100,000 male population | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 8.56 per 100,000 male population | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 7.91 per 100,000 male population | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 8.59 per 100,000 male population | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 9.19 per 100,000 male population | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 9.1 per 100,000 male population | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.1 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.37 per 100,000 male population | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 9.54 per 100,000 male population | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 10.19 per 100,000 male population | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 10.61 per 100,000 male population | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 11.56 per 100,000 male population | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.93 per 100,000 male population | 6.38 per 100,000 male population | 7.57 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.89 per 100,000 male population | 7.38 per 100,000 male population | 10.19 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.09 per 100,000 male population | 10.61 per 100,000 male population | 11.56 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 81 Gabon 12.02 per 100,000 male population compare
- 82 Côte d'Ivoire 12 per 100,000 male population compare
- 83 Guinea-Bissau 11.57 per 100,000 male population compare
- 85 Burundi 11.47 per 100,000 male population compare
- 86 Brazil 11.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 87 Fiji 11.25 per 100,000 male population compare
- 87 Zambia 11.25 per 100,000 male population compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.022 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Mexico?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Mexico was 11.56 per 100,000 male population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 11.56 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.38 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Mexico ranks 84th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).